Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 24% Surfboard	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 550-$110 19,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 154 58% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 202 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz) 20,588 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B0A 00D3) 732MB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.81% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.3 Parallax 0.5 1% 0.9 fps	MRender 1.3 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 1.1 1% 1.17 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.81% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 126 118 131 126 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 140 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 119 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x2GB 99,586 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 26%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 0%

Incomplete

Desktop 0%

Incomplete

Workstation 0%

Incomplete

CPU
Core i3 550Intel $110Bench 47%, 19,058 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	1x

RAM
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	1x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $110

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16